by Jennifer Grey | Aug 30, 2016 | From the Blog, Moving Beyond Violence, WCSWR News and Information
Julian’s mother is a former resident of Anselma House. As he watched and experienced her journey to a life beyond violence, Julian was inspired to put his feelings and motivation into this beautiful piece of art. The piece expresses his gratitude and hope for...
by Jennifer Grey | Aug 16, 2016 | From the Blog, Moving Beyond Violence, WCSWR News and Information
By Wanda Rae Residential Program Manager Haven House has a new partnership with the Waterloo Region Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic situated in Cambridge. A Nurse Practitioner provides onsite medical care for residents who do not have a primary care provider. We have...
by Jennifer Grey | Aug 9, 2016 | From the Blog, Moving Beyond Violence, Thank You's, WCSWR News and Information
By: Wanda Rae MSW, RSW Residential Manager A new partnership that began over the past year is with Chris Rau, franchise owner of Wings Up located in Waterloo. Once per month he generously provides a meal to residents at Anselma House; which is usually 45 women and...
by Jennifer Grey | Aug 1, 2016 | From the Blog, Moving Beyond Violence, WCSWR News and Information
By: Merle Fast MSW, RSW Director of Quality Assurance In 2015, the Ministry of Community and Social Services developed Violence Against Women (VAW) Emergency Shelter Standards to all VAW shelters in Ontario. The standards outline the minimum requirements for all...
by Jennifer Grey | Jul 20, 2016 | From the Blog, Moving Beyond Violence, WCSWR News and Information
By: Jennifer Hutton MSW, RSW Outreach Manager Within our community, there are so many different types of helpers that are completing multiple acts of service day in and day out. We are fortunate to have skilled staff at Women’s Crisis Services that complete a...
by Jennifer Grey | Jul 11, 2016 | From the Blog, Moving Beyond Violence, WCSWR News and Information
By: Jennifer Hutton MSW, RSW Outreach Manager Women’s Crisis Services have been working closely with the Kitchener Waterloo Humane Society to provide an important service for both our shelter and outreach clients. Research well documents that women stay in...
